Perth Marathon - State Championships - RunMarathon


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Perth, Western Australia
Australia
Western Australia Marathon Club
18C / 64F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 14m
Overall Rank = 266/366
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 29/38
Pre-race routine:

Gu to start with,
Event warmup:

Stretching bit of a run nothing major
Run
  • 4h 14m
  • 42.2 kms
  • 06m 01s  min/km
Comments:

Started out well, good pace kept to 5;20/km went well till the 38 Km then it was just hard yards the rest of the way legs ran out of go. nutrition on the go was well controlled every 30 minutes then 40 towards the end.
What would you do differently?:

DON"T do a big hill session two weeks prior, use my Garmin in normal mode not race partner and set the pace alert to on.
get some decent pins to keep the number on Stupid pins kept falling off when i bumped the number. probably not so much water at the start, had to stop a couple of times.
Post race
Warm down:

Finish off in the water to cool the legs off and stop the blood pooling, worked OK, Home for a sleep then a Spa (awesome!)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

no 30 Km run month prior, lack of long distance training

Event comments:

Great run , but now I'm mad and going to take out the Rotto in sub 3;45




Last updated: 2008-07-06 12:00 AM
Running
04:14:00 | 42.2 kms | 06m 01s  min/km
Age Group: 29/38
Overall: 266/366
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat, cold to start with no wind coming back bit of a headwind but nothing dramatic all in all a great day for a run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1%
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4